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Seems like you have a ton of good advice here about how to make good food choices, but I just wanted to say that I met my forever guy while I was at my highest weight ever. He didn't care--he was smaller than me, but it never mattered. I made choices that felt good for me (which sometimes meant eating more carefully, other…

One of my "Cooking for One" tips is to cook up ingredients that can be combined in interesting ways rather than a whole dish. This week, for example, I made a batch of shredded chicken in the crock-pot on Sunday night. Today, for lunch it was a chicken salad sandwich. Tonight for dinner, I might make a pesto/tomato/pasta…

I really like Fitness Blender! They post a wide variety of workouts from beginner to super advanced, and they include regular videos asking questions or ranting about misinformation in the fitness and weight loss world. I mostly use them for their workouts, but I think they're smart and reasonable about weight loss and…

My mom was a vegetarian growing up and my dad ate meat--I think there are a lot of benefits to even just minimizing the amount of meat we consume. You ask about making the transition, and I encourage you to be gentle with yourself at first. Maybe try doing just two or three days a week entirely meatless? Big changes like…

I agree with what everyone else has said. I just finished their 4 week low-impact program, and it was so useful to have a plan mapped out for me. I like knowing that someone had through through the increases in strength and endurance. I won't lie, some of it was incredibly difficult, especially the strength training bits.…

I just finished their beginner program and really enjoyed it--it was a nice ramp up program, and it's pretty straightforward to modify it up or down as you get back into shape. Good luck!

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So, I think we can have two things simultaneously. It can be possible for a single individual to overcome obesity through choice, or for a single person's obesity to be a result of a series of choices. And yet, that doesn't change the fact that are deeply disturbing trends at a societal level that structure what choices…

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I was given a Fitbit Zip for my birthday--I hadn't decided whether this was something I really needed, and I don't know if I would've bought it for myself, but I am really enjoying it now that I have it. I am finding that it isn't great for tracking my exercise, since at the moment, a lot of what I do is not step-based.…

My MFP goals are set at 1200 a day, but I exercise most days, so when I go over, I don't stress it. Some days, I come in a good bit under 1200, other days more like 1300 or 1400 (but with exercise, i still net around 1200). Knowing people lose weight happily at higher calories helps keep my stress low. I plan my meals to…

I do South Beach, more or less. I like it--I did it for a few months in the fall, and I've been sticking to it for about a month now. I'm still keeping the carbs pretty low, but I plan to slowly work back in whole grains. I appreciate it because carbs are one thing I have trouble maintaining good portion control, so I have…

I also have the app--I don't use it a ton, but when I got it, I appreciated not having to plan a workout. Plus the randomization keeps you guessing. For me, it's a good fix for days when I'm lacking workout motivation--I don't even have to leave the house, and its kind of like a game. I wish it had exercises that included…

I don't know much about paleo, but I've read the South Beach book and it is exactly the lifestyle change that people are talking about. The first phase is pretty restrictive, its true, but you are specifically not supposed to be on it for more than 2 weeks. He also suggests that some people don't need to start there. By…